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Sliding door emergency exit.
The esa300 provides a smooth clean look without horizontal ridges that detract from the appearance of the door.
Just as we require convenient access to buildings and rooms we also need a reliable way of getting out fast in the event of an emergency.
A building s emergency exit doors are some of the most important parts of their emergency system.
These automatic doors can fulfil emergency exit requirements in various ways.
The esa300 for emergency applications breakout of the sliding and sidelite panels is required.
Products automatic doors emergency or panic exit description manusa automatic doors complete with an break out mechanism combine the functionality of a sliding door with the possibility of opening the leaves in a break out position thus allowing maximum passage area.
Post signs along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge if that direction is not immediately apparent.
Making sure your emergency exit doors are nfpa compliant.
Keep exit route doors free of decorations or signs that obscure the visibility of exit route doors.
Also the line of sight to an exit sign must be clearly visible at all times.
Fire and building codes were modified a decade ago to permit the use of horizontal sliding door systems in many applications.
A key factor determining this change of code was the realization that modern sliding door systems could provide easer passage in an emergency than conventional swinging doors so long as they ensured an effective barrier to fire and smoke.